Bill Belichick | Business owners anticipate buzz, boost if Belichick hired at UNC [Video]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — A changing of the guard could be coming in Chapel Hill.

ABC11 has learned that UNC has extended an offer to NFL coaching legend Bill Belichick to take over as their next head football coach. As of Tuesday night, there was growing optimism that Belichick would be named coach soon, according to multiple sources. Those reports are generating waves far beyond Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.

“You’re gonna put people in the seats, you’re gonna get excitement about the program, you’re gonna get national attention and recruits,” said Robert Poitras, owner of Carolina Brewery.

It’s already a storied program, it’s going to be incredible for business. I can just see — people that can’t get tickets for the game, they’re gonna go to the sports bar.

– Kat Goldfaden, Carolina Ale House

Poitras’ brewery has been a Franklin Street fixture for nearly three decades — through plenty of good times for Tar Heel football and bad ones, too.

“When we’re good, …